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psa that dude pretty much invented his life story out of whole cloth.
by nkingsy 3y ago
psa that dude pretty much invented his life story out of whole cloth.
- knodi123 3y agoThe true story behind The Wolf Of Wall Street was pretty exaggerated due to the author wanting to make a better drama, too.
- zachmu 3y agoIt's kind of funny how willing everyone was to believe an admitted conman. The book I read of his was "The Art of the Steal", and it wasn't really about his personal history, more about his work as an anti-fraud consultant drawing from real-world cases. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138841.The_Art_of_the_Steal https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138841.The_Art_of_the_St...
- marcosdumay 3y agoThe penalty for being wrong was none, and the story was quite entertaining. Why not hold it as true?
- datavirtue 3y agoSometimes there is inertia from fooling someone credible and influential. Once you have them you sail through everyone else. If the person later discovered your fraud they aren't likely to expose it because it would ruin their credibility. I have seen banks get taken by people and just sweep shit under the rug.
- nsxwolf 3y agoTricking Steven Spielberg into directing a movie about you is the ultimate con.
- BjoernKW 3y agoIn case of a good story, I suppose Spielberg couldn't care less if that story is entirely based on facts or mere fiction (and a good story it is).